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WebAccess

Configure WebAccess to access your LinkStation remotely. Refer to the "WebAccess" section in chapter 5 for more
information.

BitTorrent

Configure BitTorrent to download large files efficiently. Refer to the "BitTorrent" section in chapter 7 for more
information.

DLNA

Configure DLNA to stream media files to DLNA-compatible devices on the LAN. Refer to the "DLNA" section in
chapter 7 for more information.

USB Device Server

Configure USB device server options. Refer to the "USB Device Server" section in chapter 7 for more details.

Summary of Contents for LinkStation LS410D

Page 1: ...LinkStation 400 User Manual www buffalotech com 35013107 08 2014 12...

Page 2: ...ening Easy Admin 9 Getting Started 10 Opening Advanced Settings 12 Chapter 3 Sharing Files 14 Adding Shared Folders 14 Adding Users 15 Adding Groups 16 Access Restrictions 17 Local Users Groups 17 Act...

Page 3: ...ing from Settings 31 Checking Drives 32 Formatting Drives 32 Formatting External Drives 34 Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely 34 Disk Quotas 35 Quotas for Users 35 Quotas for Groups 36 Hard Driv...

Page 4: ...from Specific Devices 57 iTunes Server 57 BitTorrent 58 Connecting a Printer 60 USB Device Server 62 Connecting with Network USB Navigator 62 Disconnecting USB Devices 63 Chapter 8 Advanced Features...

Page 5: ...r2 for Windows 73 Mount as Network Drive 75 Changing the IP Address 76 NAS Navigator2 for Mac OS 76 Mount as Network Drive 77 Changing the IP Address 78 Chapter 10 Appendix 79 When the Power LED Blink...

Page 6: ...5 Chapter 1 Getting Started Diagrams LS410D 4 5 6 1 2 10 14 9 15 7 8 3 LS420D LS420DS 4 5 6 3 1 2 DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK 1 DISK 2 ERROR DISK 1 DISK 2 ERROR 11 8 14 9 15 7 12 10...

Page 7: ...le dismounting USB devices 3 Function Button Use this button for Direct Copy dismounting USB devices and initializing settings 4 Fan Do not block the fan 5 Power Switch Move the switch up and down to...

Page 8: ...sn t support isochronous transfers when the USB device server is enabled With Mac OS only the USB 2 0 ports work with the USB device server 14Link and Activity LED This LED shows network activity It b...

Page 9: ...te to finish the initial setup wizard Note Select Set as private folder to restrict access to the folder to specific users 6 Click OK when the following message is displayed Turning the LinkStation On...

Page 10: ...f registered users groups or shared folders use Firefox 18 or later instead of Internet Explorer If you have a proxy server enabled in the browser settings disable the proxy server With Internet Explo...

Page 11: ...oot the LinkStation or close the web browser even if you select Unlimited Click Secure Connection to log in with an encrypted connection You can also use Bonjour to log in to Settings from Mac OS In S...

Page 12: ...to download large files efficiently Refer to the BitTorrent section in chapter 7 for more information DLNA Configure DLNA to stream media files to DLNA compatible devices on the LAN Refer to the DLNA...

Page 13: ...s in Easy Admin 2 Enter the administrator username and password then click OK 3 The Advanced Settings screen will open Notes Username Password Combinations Username Password Settings Available admin p...

Page 14: ...ings are available If assigned as a general user the user can only access read only system information and change their own password If assigned as a power user the user can create and edit shared fol...

Page 15: ...ate Folder 4 Configure the desired settings then click OK Notes Names may contain up to 27 alphanumeric characters hyphens and underscores _ Do not use a symbol as the first character in a name The de...

Page 16: ...es in the recycle bin may be corrupted Read only Shares By default new shares are set with read write access but you may change the attribute to Read Only in Attribute Read only shares and HFS formatt...

Page 17: ...t and unique The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters hyphens underscores _ and spaces Do not use a symbol or space as the first character Passwords may contain up to 20 alphanumer...

Page 18: ...0 groups with the LinkStation If you are logged in as a member of the general users group you can only change your own password If you re logged in as an administrator you can change any settings incl...

Page 19: ...select group permissions If both read only and read write permissions are given to a user the user will have read only access 7 Click OK Notes The following characters are handled differently by Mac O...

Page 20: ...ted to the LinkStation file information such as date created date modified and other date information may be updated or changed Hard drive capacity is shown in Settings in actual gigabytes The Propert...

Page 21: ...ive Directory and click Next 5 Click Yes 6 Enter the desired settings then click OK 7 In Advanced Settings navigate to File Sharing Folder Setup 8 Click a shared folder that you want to set access res...

Page 22: ...a valid domain account If the LinkStation is a member server of an Active Directory domain you cannot connect as a guest user via AFP If your LinkStation is a member server in an Active Directory dom...

Page 23: ...et access restrictions 10Click Edit 11Enable Access Restrictions 12Select the level of access for Domain Users or Domain Groups you added Read and write access allowed Read access allowed Access prohi...

Page 24: ...network you cannot connect to it via FTP Don t disable the SMB protocol while an NT domain server is used for access restrictions If you do you will need to enable SMB again and reconfigure the NT do...

Page 25: ...AFP 8 Click to the right of Folder Setup 9 Click a shared folder to set access restrictions on 10Click Edit 11Enable Access Restrictions 12Click on the External Users tab and select the level of acce...

Page 26: ...users into external users This way the LinkStation will have a user list that matches the users in the external SMB server and access restrictions for this LinkStation s shared folders may be assigned...

Page 27: ...written to each drive If a drive is damaged data can be recovered by replacing the damaged drive As long as one drive in the array remains undamaged all data in the array can be recovered RAID 0 Combi...

Page 28: ...ders on each drive to use them Changing RAID Mode To change the RAID mode first put the drives in JBOD 1 In Advanced Settings click Drives 2 Click to the right of RAID 3 Click the array to delete If t...

Page 29: ...d to create the array Note After changing the RAID mode create a shared folder RMM RAID Mode Manager With RMM you can create or expand a RAID array without erasing the data on the drives 1 In Advanced...

Page 30: ...RAID 1 arrays are supported For best result run RAID scans regularly 1 In Advanced Settings click Drives 2 Move the RAID scanning switch to the position to enable RAID scanning 3 Click to the right o...

Page 31: ...ives are recommended These devices are not supported DUB and DIU series drives Hubs mice and keyboards Connect only one device to a USB port Some external drives with automatic power on don t turn on...

Page 32: ...r accessed Dismounting from Settings 1 In Advanced Settings click Drives 2 Click to the right of USB Drives 3 Select the drive to dismount and click Dismount Disk 4 The Confirm Operation screen will o...

Page 33: ...isk check 1 In Advanced Settings click Drives 2 Click Drives to check an internal drive or USB Drives to check an external drive 3 Select the drive to test and click Check Disk 4 Click Check You have...

Page 34: ...and click Format 5 The Confirm Operation screen will open Enter the confirmation number and click OK 6 Depending on the size of your drive the format may take several minutes to several hours to compl...

Page 35: ...3 recommended for sharing with other LinkStations and XFS recommended for adding additional external storage to a LinkStation Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely Under some circumstances data fro...

Page 36: ...ion Notes When using quotas disable the recycle bin or empty the trash folder often The limited space includes the space used for trash Quotas apply per drive or per array If a quota is set to 1 GB ea...

Page 37: ...ce for shared folders that each group can use 1 In Advanced Settings click File Sharing 2 Click to the right of Groups 3 Select the group whose space will be limited 4 Enable quotas choose the maximum...

Page 38: ...e LinkStation with static electricity ground yourself by touching something made of metal before handling any sensitive electronic parts After a drive is replaced it will take about 30 minutes before...

Page 39: ...ridge up and remove it from the LinkStation DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK2 DISK1 ERROR DISK2 DISK1 Notes Do not press hard on the top of the LinkStation Pull the drive straight out the front of the chassis 4 Rem...

Page 40: ...39 5 Install a new Buffalo OP HDBST series drive in the cartridge 6 Replace the four screws 7 Insert the new drive in the empty slot DISK 1 DISK 2 DISK2 DISK1 ERROR DISK2 DISK1 1 2 DISK1 DISK2...

Page 41: ...r formatting the drive change the RAID mode For RAID 1 Navigate to Drives RAID in Advanced Settings Select the array with the error then click Recover RAID Array Follow the procedure on the screen to...

Page 42: ...mode to use WebAccess with Windows 8 1 or Windows 8 Configuring from a Computer Configuration from Easy Admin 1 Click WebAccess in Easy Admin 2 Move the WebAccess switch to the position to enable WebA...

Page 43: ...refer to the WebAccess Help Guide You may use the default BuffaloNAS com registration or disable it to use a different DNS server Choose a BuffaloNAS com name and BuffaloNAS com key for your WebAccess...

Page 44: ...l not be shown When a user or group can access a folder through WebAccess depends on a combination of WebAccess settings and the shared folder s settings Folder Setup WebAccess Public Mode Allow Anony...

Page 45: ...witch to the position to enable FTP 3 Click to the right of Folder Setup 4 Click to the right of Folder Setup 5 Choose a folder to enable remote FTP access on 6 Click Edit 7 Select read only or read w...

Page 46: ...cter string Port 21 If the LinkStation joins a domain anonymous users cannot access it Notes Don t use FTP to share files and folders with multi byte characters in their names with a Mac Use an AFP or...

Page 47: ...Note To configure a password enter it in the Remote Backup Password field Leave this field blank if you don t want a password If the target or source device is configured with a backup password the fo...

Page 48: ...sed Notes To back up data between LinkStations or TeraStations on a network using jumbo frames make sure that both devices are configured to use identical or similar Ethernet frame sizes If Ethernet f...

Page 49: ...he destination Overwrite incremental The first time the backup job runs like a normal backup In subsequent backups files added to the source as well as files deleted from the source are kept in the ba...

Page 50: ...e 13Click Close Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine Time Machine is a backup program included with OS X To use your LinkStation as a backup destination for Time Machine configure it as described bel...

Page 51: ...Close 8 Click Backup 9 Click to the right of Time Machine 10Click Edit 11Click Browse 12Select the shared folder that you set in the previous step then click OK 13Click OK 14Click OK 15Move the Time...

Page 52: ...ck Time Machine 18Click Choose Backup Disk 19Select the LinkStation then click Use for Backup 20Enter a username and password with the rights to access the shared folder on the LinkStation then click...

Page 53: ...B device directly to the LinkStation Note To use Direct Copy connect only one USB device at a time These devices are supported USB mass storage devices Card readers except for card readers that can re...

Page 54: ...n for 3 seconds to cancel Direct Copy For digital cameras that are not in the USB mass storage class all files from the digital camera are copied To change the Direct Copy target folder navigate to Ba...

Page 55: ...ipment game consoles and other devices on the local network Note The LS420DS series LinkStation doesn t support this function Some help text on Settings may reference DLNA but this is not correct This...

Page 56: ...the DLNA Server switch to the position to enable DLNA 9 Click to the right of DLNA Server 10Click Edit 11Select an interval for DLNA server database updates and click OK Playing Files To play back con...

Page 57: ...on is displayed If your device is not listed click Refresh Database Streaming to DLNA compatible Devices When new movies photos and music files are added to the LinkStation s DLNA folder the database...

Page 58: ...xtensions Video Files mpe mpeg mpeg2 mpg m2p tts m2ts m2t mts m1v m4v mp4 mov wmv avi divx xvid asf dvr ms vob 3gp vdr spts tp ts Picture Files jpg jpeg png bmp gif tif tiff yuv Music Files mp3 wma wa...

Page 59: ...es The LS420DS series LinkStation doesn t support this function Use compatibility mode to use Download Manager with Windows 8 1 or Windows 8 The download manager doesn t work with Internet Explorer 11...

Page 60: ...s 2 Click to the right of BitTorrent 3 Click Edit 4 Click Browse 5 Select the shared folder where the downloaded file will be saved then click OK 6 Enter the port number then click OK 7 Move the BitTo...

Page 61: ...nect the printer with USB device server instead The print server does not support Mac OS Don t disable the SMB protocol while the print server is enabled If you do you will need to enable SMB again an...

Page 62: ...the position to enable the print server 4 Refer to the manual supplied with the printer and install the printer drivers 5 Launch NAS Navigator2 Double click your LinkStation s icon 6 Double click your...

Page 63: ...ion and the devices 3 In Advanced Settings click File Sharing 4 Click to the right of Folder Setup 5 Select the USB device connected to the LinkStation Note USB device server and DLNA are not compatib...

Page 64: ...nstall automatically Refer to the help by clicking the button for help information and software details Notes Only one computer can access the USB device at a time Disable the DLNA protocol if using U...

Page 65: ...eduled hard drive status notification includes quota exceeded notification Fan error Backup job completed Hard drive read error 1 In Advanced Settings click Management 2 Move the email notification sw...

Page 66: ...to 23 45 The time to enter sleep mode should not be set at the same time as or before the wake up time If a backup job is scheduled during a disk check disk format backup job or within 5 minutes of t...

Page 67: ...ypting Settings Data All communication with Settings can use SSL encryption if you access Settings through https Encrypting FTP Transfer Data You can encrypt passwords and files using SSL TLS for secu...

Page 68: ...e sync source in Other LinkStation s IP Address When the LinkStation is rebooted after an automatic shutdown due to a power outage or other power supply problem verify that the power supply has been r...

Page 69: ...n will automatically reboot Notes The following settings will be initialized admin username admin password IP address and Ethernet frame size To disable initializing username and password navigate to...

Page 70: ...e to use your computer s time settings for the LinkStation By default the LinkStation adjusts its clock automatically by using a default NTP server This NTP server belongs to Internet Multi Feed Inc F...

Page 71: ...adjusting them regularly or use an NTP server to correct them all automatically 6 Click the Language tab Select the language to be used in the Windows client then click OK Note This tab changes the l...

Page 72: ...r on your network If you prefer you can set it manually An easy way to do this is to change it from NAS Navigator2 running on a computer connected to the same router subnet as the LinkStation The proc...

Page 73: ...d and should not be used If you configure one of them by accident initialize settings with the function button on the LinkStation Local loopback address 127 0 0 1 255 255 255 0 Network address 0 0 0 0...

Page 74: ...ou installed the LinkStation with LinkNavigator NAS Navigator2 was installed automatically NAS Navigator2 will run in the system tray when the computer is on Double click the icon to start NAS Navigat...

Page 75: ...kStation s shared folder Refresh Searches for NAS devices on the network again Displays when you right click a device s icon Browse Shares Opens the LinkStation s shared folder Settings Opens Settings...

Page 76: ...P server You can manually enter an IP address subnet mask and default gateway Mount as Network Drive You can easily map a shared folder as a network drive using NAS Navigator2 1 Double click the icon...

Page 77: ...ngs with the function button on the LinkStation Local loopback address 127 0 0 1 255 255 255 0 Network address 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 Broadcast address 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 0 The IP address rang...

Page 78: ...off automatically To display these options hold down the control key and click your LinkStation s icon Open Folder Opens the LinkStation s shared folder Settings Opens Settings for the selected LinkSt...

Page 79: ...and the administrator password then click Apply Note The following IP addresses are reserved and should not be used If you configure one of them by accident initialize settings with the function butt...

Page 80: ...technical support for assistance E12 A rise in the system temperature may have exceeded the allowable safety value Do not place objects in the area around the LinkStation Also move the LinkStation to...

Page 81: ...reating RAID array x I17 Resynchronizing RAID array x Note Transfer speeds are slower during resynchronization I18 Rebuilding RAID array x Note Transfer speeds are slower during the rebuilding process...

Page 82: ...is assigned randomly when booting the LinkStation Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Registered Groups hdusers admin and guest are default groups and cannot be edited or deleted Microsoft Network Group Setting...

Page 83: ...BST series drive for other LS400 series LinkStations The drives listed above are available from the Buffalo website Power Supply AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Dimensions W x H x D LS410D 205 x 128 x 45 mm 8 1...

Page 84: ...utlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation...

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